Type-writing machine.



No. 869,826. PATENTE) D012 29. 190:1-,

D. BMGGS. TYPE WRITING- Mmmm;

APPLIOATION FILEE JUEB 7. 1908.

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' 'PATEI'FED CUTE. 29. 1907,

n. Bums.. TYPE, WRITING MACHINE. APPLIOATIONZ'FILED JUNE '7, 190,6.

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MJ/KY HIS TTDRNEY P;ATENTED 00h29, 190,7.

APPLIUATION FILED JUNE 7. 1906.

TYPBWRITNG MACHINE.

'sur strates Para DANIEL BRIGGS, OF NEW YORK, Y., ASSIGNOR TO WYGKOFF, SAMNS da BEN-EDICT, OF lLlON, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW ,YORK.

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TYPE-WRITING MACHINE.

No. 869,826. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented'bct. 29, 190.7.V

Original application led October 31. 1902. Serial No. 129.549. -Dividerd and this application filed YJulie 7| 1906. y l.

Serial No. 320.613,

To all whom it may concern: The carriage driving drum 4 revolves freely on a sup- Be it known that l, DANIEL Barnes, a citizen of the porting shaft 6 and is provided on its front' side with a 55 United States, and a resident of Richmond Hill, city of 'pawl 7 which engages the teeth of a ratchet Wheel 8 also New York, in the county and borough of Queens and loosely mounted on the shaft 6. With the movement 5 State of New York, have invented certain new and useof the carriage l, in the direction of its feed or from right' ful Improvements in Type-Writing Machines, of which to lett, the revolving drum and its'pawl 7 turn the ratchet the following is a specification. v Wheel 8, but when the carriage is returned to its starting 60 i My invention relates to certain improvements in ribpoint, the drum revolves in the opposite direction and bon mechanism for typewriting machines and the main' the pawl 7 failing to act upon the ratchet wheel 8 leaves 10 object of the invention is to provide simple a-nd efficient Yit at rest. The automatic actuation of the ribbon mechmeans whereby any of a plurality of inking surfaces f anism being effected from the ratchet Wheel 8, it will be having different colors or characteristics'may be readily understood that during the return movement of thel car- 65 brought to the operative'position Where it will coperriage from left to right no movement is transmitted to ate with the types. the ribbon, which is desirable in order to afford impact A further object of the invention is to provide means of the types a throughout every portion of the ribbon for automatically feeding the inking surfaces during with a consequent production of uniform impressions in the operation of the machine so as to efficiently use difthe writing. The ratchet Wheel 8 carries on its' hub a 70- feront portions of an inking surface and so, nevertheless, vbevel gear 9 and a spider 10. The object of thelatter that the particular inking surface which has been moved will beldescribed hereafter, but it will be seen that the A to the operative position will alone be brought into use. gear 9 engages a similai bevel gear 11 mounted on the To the above and other ends which will hereinafter shaft 12, the object of'this shaft l2 in this classof type appear my invention consists ofthe features of construe* writing machines being Well-known as the means by 75 tion, arrangements of parts andcombina-tions of devices which the ribbon spools are alternately Wound to change i to be hereinafter describedand claimed. I the direction of longitudinal feed of the ribbon. I do ln the drawingsillustrating these improvements, Fignot deem it necessary to more fully illustrate this feaure 1 represents theupper part ofthe left-hand end of a ture of the construction, it being understood that the typewritin'g machine 4With part of the frame broken direction of longitudinal feed ofthe ribbon depends' on .80 away to more clearly illustrate my invention. Fig. 2 is which bevel gear on the shaft l2 meshes With its assoadetail perspective view of a locking spring used in eiated gear on a ribbon spool shaft and this is' deter v 3.0 the structure to hold the shifting frame in place for the minedbythe longitudinal disposition of the shaft which use of one of the colors. Fig-3 is aplan view of certain is changed automatically', Vand by hand when desired, `of the parts illustrated in Fig. 1 and showing the mechand that these devices constitute partsA of the alito- SE;

anism arranged for automatically producing the lateral matic reversing mechanism employed in `the No.v 6 feed within` one color or section of the ribbon. Fig. 4 is `Remington machine and which is disclosed-in the pat- 35 a similar view of the same with most of the mechanism ent to Webb, No. 599,428, dated Feb. 22, 1898.

omitted and showing the ribbon shifted for thvl use.of ln Fig. 3 the bevel gear Wheel 11 will b e seen atthe other color and the shiftingframe held by the lock-l tached to a sleeve 13 that receives a sleeve 14 which is 90 4ing spring. Fig. 51's a detail side view partly in section lconnected thereto.- by a set screw l15. The' sleeve .14 of the left-hand ribbon guide pin and its support. Fig. loosely surrounds the shaft 12 and has a crank arm 16 40 G is a detail perspective view of the ribbon spoolsand projecting therefrom and from Whichprojects a pinv 17,. Y guide or carrier. v the pin extending parallel with the. shaft 12 and'passing i l have illustrated my invention applied vto a No. 6 loosely through a slot or opening in the end of a crank 95 Remington machine, though it should be understood arm 18 secured to the'shaft l2. This construction per-4 that it .may be applied to other characters of writing mamits of the longitudinal movement of the shaft 12, `h1f195` f4 Whether effected automatically or by hand, independ- The present case is a. division of myapplication, Serial ently of the sleeves 13 and14, the-bevel gear 11, and the NO- 129,549, med October 31st, 190i'- crank arm 16, Which parts-are held against longitudinal 100 The typewriting machine shown in the drawings is of movement by two depending brackets 19 throughv one that class Which has a carriage l in which is mounted a. of: which the sleeve 14 extends. The crank arms 16 and platen 2, the carriage being arranged to travel along the 18, through the medium 0f the pin 17, rotate together so top plate 3 from side to side of the machine and being that a rotation of the gear 1l will be transmitted t the propelled bythe carriage driving drum 4 through the shaft l2 irrespective of the longitudinal position of the '105 agency of a strap or band 5 and a spring Within the drum. latter. Y

Tho sli-aft l2 extends. from side to side of the machine i and is provided at the left-hand end portion thereof with a bevel gear wheel secured thereto and meshing with "asimilar wheel 21 on the shaft 22, which 'latter'carries the ribbon spool 23 and is mounted toturn in dependlt will be understood that an! of a ratchet wheel 29 carried by a bracket 30 secured to the lower side of the top plate 3. The lever 27 has a pawl' 31 pivoted thereto at 32, said pawl 'engagingthe teeth-of ratchet wheel 29 and as the lugs 26strike Athe innerfree end portion of the lever they cause it to rise and fall and the pawl vibrating back and forth on the teeth -of the,

ratchet wheel 29 cause it to slowly revolve and turn its shaft 28 and a worm 33 thereon. The worm 33 engages l a worm wheel 34v on a vertical shaft 35 carried by the bracket 30, and the shaft 35 at its other or upper end carries'a cantor driving device 36, The spools 23 and 37 slidefreely along the shafts 22 and 25 brit each spool is caused to revolvewitlr its shaft .by'means of a spline .on the shaft or any well-known or desired means which I. have not considered `necessar'y'to show. The ribbon A passes 'from the left'hand ribbon spool up and o ver a pin 38 and then over the typefwell andaroundga similar i guide pin at the other side of the machine to the other ribbon spool. The pin' 38 is carried by two ears l39v of a shifting frane 40, and the latter has depending from its l .-.lower side two fingersv 4l which span the associated spool and control its movementalong the shaft 22. The frame 40 is carried by' tw4 supporting links 42, 43 which I turn on vertical posts 44, 45 secured to theunderside of the top plate 3. These links 42 and 43 are provided at their pivotal ends with sleeves' surrounding the posts 44 and respectively which afford an easy swinging movement ofthe links .while their outerends are pivoted at 47 and 48 to opposite sides of the shifting frame 40 and cause it to move fore and aft of the machine dur- 'ing the swinging movement of the links. This move-v ment is imparted to the links and shifting frame 40 by means of the small arm 49 having a forked end 50 which carriesa `roller 51 designed to ride over the face of cam 36. A spring 52 is wound about the pivot post 45 above the sleeve of the supporting link 43 and one end of the spring bears against the depending rim of vtop plate 3, l the other end bearing against thelink 43 and tending to l force it and the shifting frame 40 with link or lever 42 in the opposite direction, causingthe roller 51 to ride on the face-of cam.36.

Thetop plate supports one end of'a ribbon guide plate 53 of the usual or any suitable construction, the other end of said plate being turned around the rod 38, thereby pivotally connecting the guide plate to the shifting frame 40 and causing said plate to travel 'fore and aft of the machine with the 6o y shifting frame. The guide plate 53 carries two dependy. g ing fingers 54 which engage the spool 37 outside of the v' flanges thereof, so .that a back and forth-movement of the frame 40 and the guide plate 53' causes both ribbon spools to be moved back and forth axially along their shafts and effects a transverse feed of the ribbon. Thev 'the spool 23 along the revolving shaft 22. 40,*through the ribbon guide plate 5 3, also shifts the rib-4 bon spool 37 at the other end of the machine by the de.

pin 38 has a head 55l at one end, whereas the pin is v threaded-at the other `end to receive a nut 56 provided with an annular groove 57 for the reception of the wedgeshaped end 58 of a fiat spring locking device or detent 59 secured to the top'pla'te of the machine by screws 60.

This construction,l there-fore, provides-engaging means on a part that'4 moves with the-ribbon spools and coop! erative engaging means on a fixed part of the machine to hold the spools against axial movement. y,

The inking surfaces, or ribbon Aare shown as two fields, 61 and 62. These fields may be inking surfaces of two different colors such, for instance, as black and red or they may have differentcharacteristics; thus the p field 61 may be copying ribbon, whereas the field or section 62 may be record ribbon, though for convenience the/sections willbe referred to as oftwo different colors black andl red, the black section beingindicated .at 61 and the red section at 62. I

The operation of the mechanism above described will now be explained: The revolutions of the ratchet wheel the directionof the feed causes the lugs 26 ofthe spider 10 to strike the freel end of the lever 27 and the pawl 31 turns the ratchet wheel 29 and worm 33. The worm wheel 34 Ais turned by the rotation of the worm 33 carrying with it the cam 36 whose cam face causes the lever 42 and link 43 to swing about the posts 44 and 45 respectively, moving the frame 40 laterally and shifting 'lhefrarne pending fingers 54 carried by the plate 53.

-8 through the letter space movement of the carriage in- In the present form of this invention the automatic transverse shifting device is effective for but one of the colored sections 61 ofthe ribbon and this particular section preferably occupies about two-thirds of. Ithe width'of the ribbon. As seen in Fig. 3 the end of the spring 59 is disengaged from the groove 57 and the spring 52, bearing against the link 43, forces it with the frame and the other link towards the cam 36 and causes` the roller 51 to bear upon the face thereof'. The cam 36 has two steps 361*4 and a larger `parabolic face 361K. Under these conditions the action of the cam shifts the black section of the ribbon laterally over the printing center during the longitudinal feed thereof and lutilizes -every portion of it. In Fig. 4 the spool shifting frame will be seen to have been pushed. manually to the right and towards the. front ofthe machine, and the wedge shaped end 58 of the spring detent, or locking device 59 engages the annular. groove 57 in the nut 56. A The roller 51 no longer rides on the f ace of cam 36 and the red I section of the ribbon .now passes over to operative po;- sition .where it may coperatewith the type at'. In other words, the' Acam or driving device 36 becomes ineffective to actuate the parts and an automatictrans-4 yverse shifting action of the ribbon is dispensed with v whenthe red field of the ribbon isnt the printing ce'nter, although Vthe longitudinal feed of the ribbon con-' tinues. Thus, means are provided which may be ren dered' operable at will to effect a transverse feed ofthe ribbon as well as a longitudinal feed thereof and which are 'operable at will to give merely a' longitudinal-feed of the ribbon.` The operation of the cam driving mechanism continues but the lroller 51 is moved from the pitch of the faceofthecam'. When the operatorvagain has occasion to use the black held 6l itis merely necessary to release the catch or holding device 59 when the spring 524 will force the shifting fra-me 40, the ribbon guide and spools towards the rear of the machine until they are arrested by the roller 5lv contacting with the. cam 36 andthe black field will thus be brought to the operative position,

The invention is particularly available. in cases where the red ink or inking field 62 is used but little, or when 10its limited use does not require the employment o1"- n'ieansiorfeffecting an automatic transverse feed of the ribbonlaswell as a longitudinal feed, as for instance, Y.when ink of a distinctive color or 'characteristic is to be occasionally employed. During the operation oi these ll devices, it will be kobserved that the lengthwise motion A ofthe ribbon in either 'direction is i'n no way interfered with and the change of color or character of theprinting surface is readily effected without touching theribbon. While a single ribbon o r inking surface is here shown and described, it is obvious that I may employ two or more ribbons or other inking surfaces,4 each of av single but different color or character.

` From the lforegoing description it will be observed that I have provided simple and eflicient means for affording an automatic feed of the ribbon orvinking surface in tWo directions at substantially right angles to each other and that the feed is nevertheless such thatl 'only the field which is in the operative position win be', presented to the types for cooperation therewith; that A3() the guide plate 53 and the associated parts constitute a ribbon carrier which is operatively connected to and is 4actuated by the means for automatically moving the 'l ribbon in a direction transverse to its length.

Various changes may be made Without departing h'om the spirit of my invention and certain features may be yemployed without the others` 'What I claim as new and desire' to secure by Letters Patent, isz- 1. In a typewriting machine, the combination of inking 40 surfaces having different characteristics, means whereby Vany surface or icld may be moved to 'operative position, moans operative to automatically move said inking surfaces in two directions at substantially right angles to each other and to clect an automatic movement of the lnking surfaces in at least lone direction when any held is in the printing position, and means f or preventing an automatic widthwise movement, of the nking surfaces when one of 'liald nking lields is in the operative position.

2. In a typewriting machine, the combination vof inning` sur-faces having different characteristics, means for ai'fording a movement of the nking surfaces so as to bring any `particular'surface or field to operative position, and means opera-tive ro automatically elfe-ct a feed of'the inking surfaces in two directions when one of said 'iields is in the operative position and to automatically feed the 'inking surfaces in but one direction when another lield is in the operative position.

3. ln a typewriting machne, the combination of inking surfaces having v'di'flerent characteristics, means forafEord-1 6() ing a'movement of said lnking surfaces soas to bring'any ''ld thereof to operative position, means operative vto automatically effect a feed of the inking surfaces 'in tvzodirections when one of said fields is in the operative position vand to automatically `feed the inking lvsurfaces in but one direction when another field isin the operative position, a'hd a lloch "for locking certain of the 'parts in position to 'elect'th'e last .mentioned result.

4. In 'a typew'rting machine, vvthe 'combination ofvan inliing'rmbon'naving longitudinally extending inning nerds or 1 0 dlerent characteristics, means F creby any inking field may be moved to operative positon, and means operative to automatically feed said inking ribbon both longitudinally and crosswise when one Aof the inking iields is in the -operativeposition and to feed the ribbon inbut one direction when another inking eld is in the'operative position.

In a typewriting machine, the combination of an ink- .ing ribbon having longitudinally extending'inking fields of and means for holding the ribbon against transverse feedwithout affecting the'longitudinal feed of the ribbon.

7. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a ribbon having inking fields of dierent characteristics, mea-ns for automatically feeding said ribbon longitudinally, means for automatically effecting a .transverse feed of the ribbon, and meansfor affording .a movement of the ribbon width- Wise by,hand Ito bring dilierent fields into operative position, the construction and arrangement being` such when one held is in the operative position the ribbon will receive both a longitudinal andja widthwise feed and when another field is in the operative position a longitudinal feed alone will be effected.

8. In'a typewriting machine, the combination of a ribbon having inking fields of dilerent characteristics. means for automatically feeding said ribbon longitudinally, and automatically actuated driving devices for effecting a widthwise. feed or the ribbonl when one iield is in the operative position, and means for alording a movement Aof the ribbonto bring another ield to the operative position and to render said driving device ineffective to move the ribbon and Without affecting the means for feeding it longitudinally` 9. 'In a typewriting machine, the combination of a ribbon having inking nelds of dilerent characteristics. a guide for said ribbon, means for automatically feeding the ribbon longitudinally, an automatically actuated driving device coperating with said ribbon guide for etecting a' widthwise feed of the ribbon when one field is in the operati-ve position, and means foranording a movement of the ribbon guide to bring another field of the ribbon to the operative position and to render said driving device inelective t'o move the ribbon guide and without alecting the means for" feeding the ribbon longitudinally.

1 0. In a typewriting machine-the combination of-a cai'- riage, a ribbon having ink'in'g fields of diderent characteristics, a guide for said ribbon,' means controlled by the movement of the carriage foiautomatically feeding said ribbon longitudinally, means controlled by the movement of the carriage and coperating'operatively with said rib'- bon guide to automatically effect4 atransverse feed of the ribbon when one Afield of the ribbon is in th operative p'ositic-u, and means vfor affording a movement of said guide to' bring-another e'ldvofthe ribbon to the operative position and to render said transverse feeding means ineiective to move the guide and Without alecting the means 'for feeding the ribbon longitudinally.

' 11. In a typewrtingmachine, lthe combination of a carriage, aribbon vhav-ing; yi'nking fields of different characteristics, a guide for said ribben, means controlled by; the

-movement of the'oarriage f-or automaticallyeeding. said ribbon longitudinally, means controlled bythe movement bit-,lie carriage and coperating operatively with said ribbon guide "to automatically eec't fa transverse feed lof the ribbon when one field 'of lthe ribbon is in the operative -posi-.

tien, means Afor affording a-nrovement of said guide to bring another 'field of the ribbonto the operativev position and to render said transverse feeding means ineffective to move 'the guide and Without 'affecting the means' for feeding the 'ribbon' longitudinally, and means for locking the ribbon guide in said 'last mentioned position.

12.. In a typewriting machine,tnacombination of 'a car-l iso riage; a ribbon having inking iields of different characteristics, means always operable during the feed ymovement of the carriage for automatically effecting a longitudinal feed of the ribbon, and means which may be brought into operation at will for effecting an automatic transverse feed movement ,as well as a longitudinal feed movement of the ribbon( A 13. in e. typewriting machine, the combination of acarriage, a ribbon having fields of diiferent characteristics, moans always operable during the feed movement'of the carriage for automatically effecting a longitudinal feed'of the ribbon, and means which` may be brought 'into operation at will for cifectin'g an automatic trasverse feed movement as well as a longitudinal feed movfnent of the ribbon, one eld of the ribbon being in the oif-ratlve-position when the ribbon is receiving both a t sverse and longitudinal feed and another neld of the 'ri n being in 'the operative position when the ribbon is receiving-merely 15. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a ribbonhaving different longitudinally extending iields of dif-- ferent characteristics, ribbonspools, means for automaticyally turning said ribbon spools, means for affording an axial movementvof said spools to bring dierent fields of -the ribbon to operative position, means operatively connectcd to .said ribbon spools for automatically effecting an axial movement of the ribbon spools to effect a crosswise as well as a longitudinal feed of theA ribbon within' a giveni field, and means for effecting a disconnection between said ribbon spools and the means for eiccting an automatic axial movement thereof and without affecting the means 'for feeding 'the ribbon longitudinally;

16. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a'ribbon having different longitudinally extending fields of differont characteristics, ribbon spools, means for automatically 'turning saidribbon spools, means for adording an axial movement of'said s'pools to bring dierent fields of the ribbon to operative positioman automatically actuated cam for automatically effecting an axial movementof the' ribbon spools to effect a c rosswise feed of the ribbon within a given eld during the longitudinal feed thereof, and

means for aifording a movement of said ribbon spools to a position whore they are unaected by said cam andwithout aifecting the means-for feeding the ribbon longitudinally. 7

1T. ln a typewriting machine, the combination oa ribbon having' different longitudinally extending elds of different characteristics, ribbon spools, means for automatically turning said ribbon spools, 'means for affording an axial movement of said spools to'bring different fields of the ribbon to operative position, a spring for effecting an axial movementA of the spools in one direction, a cam for automatically effecting anvaxial movement of the lribbon spools in the opposite direction, to elfect a crossivise feed of the ribbon during thelongitudinal feed thereof and within a given iield,'and means forA aiiording'an axial movement of saidribhon spools to a position where theyare unaitected by said cam and without aiecting the means for feeding tharibbon longitudinally. Y

`1S. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a ri 4feed of the lribbon within a given iield, means for affording lan axial movement of said ribbon spools to a. position' l mentioned position.

.ribbon spool shafts.

where they are unaffected by said cam and without affecting the means for feeding the ribbon longitbdinally, and a lockingdevice for locking the ribbon spools in said last 19. In a typewritinglmachine, the'comhination of a; ribbon having longitudinallyy extending fields of different characteristics, ribbon spool shafts, ribbon spools adapted v to turn with and to move axially along said shafts, automaticmeans for effecting an axial movement of the spools on-said shafts, and means for affording an axial movement of the spools away from said automatic means and out of cooperation therewith without adectlng the rotation of the' spools.

20. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a ribbon having longitudinally extending fields of different characteristics.' ribbon spool shafts, ribbon spools adapted to -turn with and to move axially along said shafts, automatic means for elfectlng an axial movement of the spools on said shafts, means for affording an axial movement of. thespools away from said automatic means4 and out of'cooperation therewith without alecting the rotation of the spools, and a detent for holding the spools in said last mentioned position. v

21.v ln a typewriting machine, the combination of a rib-- bon having longitudinally extending fields of different characteristics, ribbon spo'ol shafts, ribbon spools adapted to turn with and to move axially along said shafts, automatic means for effecting van axiallmovement of the spools on said shafts, meansfor aording an axial molvement of the spools away .from said automatic means and yout of co operation therewith and without affecting the rotation of the spools, a part that moves with the ribbon spools during the axial movement of the latter,y engaging means on sol saidpart, and coperativel engaging means on a fixed part A of the machine to hold the spools against axial movement on their shafts'.

22. I-n a typewritngmachine, the combination ofa carriage, a'spring drum therefor, a. cam, pawl and ratchet' mechanism between said spring drum and cam, ribbon controlling means actuated by said cam, and means for ail'ording a movement ofjthe controlling means away from said cam. l v f `23. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a spring druml therefor,4 a cam, pawl and ratchet mechanism. between said sprng'drum and earn, ribbon controlling means' actuated by said cam,'means for aifordingl Vof ay carriage driving drum, a ratchet wheel carrying a spider with lugs or projections, a lever carryinga pawl, a wormcarrying laratchet wheel adapted to be turned by said pawl, 'a worm wheel inengagement with the said' worm, and a cam having onel part of its face a regular rise and the other part formed with a series -of steps.

25. In a typewriting machine and in almechanism for' moving 'a multi-colored inking ribbon laterally in both directions, the combination of a pair of ribbon spools vconnected together to move laterally .in unison, a ribbon spool' shifting frame, a, spring for moving said shifting frame and the ribbon laterally'inone direction, a pair of pivoted links supporting the' shifting frame, and means for moving the ribbon laterally in theopposite'directionand conning the feed to a given field,l said means comprising a cam, a

`worm wheel, a worm, and pawl -and ratchet mechanism.

VA27. -ln a typewriting machine, multi-colored ribbon,` ribbon spools, ribbon spool shafts, a spool shifting frame, a' pinhaving a nut 'with an annular groove therein,. ji rlbbonguideplat'e -hinged thereon,l a

the combination of Ia through sadcam, whereby the shifting frame is moved.

i d rum, a multi-colored ribbon, ribbon spools, supporting Witnesses: vlinks-adapted to be shifted by said cam, a spool shifting i l Beesel@ spring vlith wedge shaped extremity adapted to t the groove, and a spring adapted to coperate with said :mmrl@ groove in the not 'of the guide pin, pivoted supporting lar grooveand to prevent lateral movement ofvthe spools.' links', a camand means for operating the supporting'links Signed at th borough of Manhattan, city of New York,

in the county of New York, and State of .New York, this ..28. -In atypewriting machine, the combination of a corA 6th. doy of J une A.'v D. 1906. l riagefo' driving `drum therefor, a cam operatedby' said DANIEL BRIGGS.

E. M. WELLS,

frame provided wit-h a pin having u nur with an annular M. F. .HANNWEBER.. 

